Early Childhood Center Art & Outdoor Education Specialist

About the role

The Douglas Family Early Childhood Center at Sinai Akiba Academy seeks a dynamic Art & Outdoor Education Specialist to blend creative expression with outdoor play for children ages 2‑5. This full‑time, exempt position designs and leads a developmentally appropriate curriculum that spans the art studio and outdoor learning environment.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a science‑based outdoor curriculum that is fun, safe, and age‑appropriate.
• Create and document inspiring provocations tied to Jewish and secular holidays and children’s interests.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to extend indoor activities outdoors.
• Organize play areas to provide diverse learning opportunities and refresh activities for each age group.
• Assign and monitor teacher responsibilities, ensuring active participation.
• Facilitate play rather than direct it, while observing and documenting children’s engagement.

Required profile

• Process‑over‑product mindset with high physical stamina.
• Passion for play, the outdoors, and art.
• Ability to create profound learning moments across social‑emotional, language, cognitive, physical, and self‑help domains.
• Experience designing curriculum for individual, small‑group, and large‑group activities.

Required skills

What we offer

• Competitive salary within a collaborative teaching community.
• Opportunity to work at a respected private Jewish day school serving Early Childhood through Grade 8.
• Supportive environment grounded in core values of community, academic excellence, kindness, ethical responsibility, soulful intention, and love for Israel.